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Food Co-op Days at The Magic Carpet
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
November 27, 28, and 29
10% of your purchase goes to our food co-op
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Newsletter Vol.17 - November 16, 2009
Quick Links
In This Issue
Brochures Are In!
Countdown
Film, "Eating Alaska" and other events
First Screening of "Eating Alaska"
Dessert Auction Applause
A "Partner in Business" Special Offer!

Announcing Food Co-op Days at
The Magic Carpet.


Do your holiday shopping at The Magic Carpet on November 27, 28 or 29

and they will contribute 10% of your purchase to FCCM.

Membership information will be available.

The Magic Carpet is located at 380 Old Chena Pump Road in the Chena Pump Plaza

Call 479-2433.

New Brochure

Invite one person to become a member.

This is now made easier with our new explanatory brochure with sign up form.

Stop by our Volunteer Office at 546 4th Ave. in the basement suite B100.

Cal 457-1023 or email
fccmevan@gmail.com



 
COUNTDOWN!
November 26, 2009
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FCCM has

1338 Founding Members
275 who are Full Members
and approximately
$65,964
in the bank.


The Goal

500 Full Members and $100,000 by the end of the year

and a Co-op grocery store in 2010!
Make your capital investment now!
 
Meeting Calendar

Wednesday,
December 9
Board Meeting
5:30  pm
Volunteer Center
542 4th Ave. Suite 100B

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Greetings!

Happy Thanksgiving! On this day of celebration, community and gratefulness lets first give thanks to each other.

Thank you members for your show of support at the Dessert Auction! There were 100 desserts!!

That is tremendous support!

Thank you to all the hardworking volunteers. (More details below)

Because of you we are steadily closing in on our goal.
Harvest Fair

Last week we introduced an important aspect of our membership drive and that is "Partner's in Business."

By engaging businesses around town to show support and then giving reciprocal support we will build the community awareness necessary to start our new grocery store with a solid membership foundation. (See special offer in side bar by The Magic Carpet)

Our newly formed Health and Wellness Committee has many good things in store for this winter to start benefiting our members before we open the doors! (Read more below)

 First Screening of "Eating Alaska"

Thanks to all who made our first Health and Wellness Education Committee event a success!  We offered a free screening of the documentary "Eating Alaska" by Ellen Frankenstein of Sitka. Read more at www.eatingalaska.com

The movie was interesting, funny and very timely.  The filmmaker tries to answer the question "What happens to a vegetarian who moves to Alaska and marries a commercial fisherman and deer hunter?"  If you didn't make it, we will be showing this film again in the future. 

The Health and Wellness Committee has the goal of bringing information and education about food, health and healthy lifestyles to the Fairbanks community.  Besides food and health related films we are planning lectures or classes on health and healthy food related topics.  

This committee will be meeting again in December, so watch this space for information and come and share your ideas for how we can serve our community even before we open our store.


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This post is interactive in the blog. You can add a comment or email cjfriar@riseup.net to thank more people.

This event has been in the works for months. Many hands worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help in the effort to raise funds to open our food co-op.

It began with a committee and a chair. Thanks first need to go to Helen McClean for her talented management of the event and constant good cheer. Cora Kelley assisted with auction logistics, Sharon Alden made sure we had many delicious desserts and Morgan Macchione got our credit card machine set up just in time.

Meanwhile, Sue Sprinkle, created breathtaking graphics for our advertisements, Barb and Tom Bradley handled all of our fundraising items, Shaun Lott helped distribute flyers and wrote thank you letters and Evan Daigneault
coordinated the volunteers for the membership tables.

A new and prolific behind the seasons committee member, Christopher Friar, assisted with the Facebook page, blog advertisements and created advertisements in other social media.

Rob Leach and Hans Geier lended critical support at the auction.

Countless members lended a hand or created awesome desserts for us.

Special thanks go to the ReJoySing Choir for providing entertainment at opening and to Jersey Jones for his auctioneering expertise.

This post will be going in to the blog. Please feel free to add to this applause list.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving time together.

Thank you for being a member and helping us make a great food co-op for our community.
 
Sincerely,
 

The Board
Robert Leach - Chairman of the Board
Hans Geier - Vice Chairman
Sharon Alden
Cora Kelley
Helen McLean
Rich Seifert
Mary Christensen - Secretary
Morgan Macchione - Treasurer
Mike Emers


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